Wednesday, February 16, 2005

halfway home - Thursday, February 17 2005

on HK Island right now, back from Macau last night after spending the 11-16 hurtling through China's Guangdong province. it's been pretty much non-stop since i've been here, and i'm sure a massive "trip-log" post will be in order when i get home in March. but, having just passed the midway mark on this voyage, i feel i need to share one question that i have concerning what i've observed of chinese culture so far:

why do chinese people take such care in covering their mouths with one hand while using toothpicks, but have no shame when it comes to vigorously harassing their proboscis in public?

O_o